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I know most of you are in the middle of winter, and for some people the snow etc is a major inconvenience, but for some of us down-under it sounds like a good thing right now!

This was taken (while I was waiting at the lights) on the way home from rehearsal today.

When I was a kid... my Dad worked for Boeing in Wichita, Kansas. We lived in two different communities just south of there... Oaklawn and Derby. No trees or grass to speak of. I remember it being that hot there on more than a few occasions. It wouldn't rain for weeks and cracks and inch wide would open up in the earth. The humidity was so low on those hot days that sweat would not even materialize on one's skin.

Winter here is Southern Indiana is good. A few light snows and below freezing temperatures for only a few weeks... long enough to kill most of the bugs or at least run them well underground. I like the idea of having four distinct seasons as there is always something to look forward to. Humidity in the summer is enough to choke a horse but that only lasts for a few weeks, too.

South-western Montana received several sizeable snowfalls (i.e., > 2') in November and December along with multiple-days below zero degrees Fahrenheit. Since then, the temperature has been relatively mild (highs in the upper-teens to upper-twenties), snow has been sporadic (much to the chagrin of the skiers and ski resorts), and the gophers have already started to make their appearance. The western part of the state is at roughly 70% of normal for the mountain snowpack for the year.

Cam,

I believe the title of your thread should have read, "WHAT is winter?!"

SRanney wrote:South-western Montana received several sizeable snowfalls (i.e., > 2') in November and December along with multiple-days below zero degrees Fahrenheit. Since then, the temperature has been relatively mild (highs in the upper-teens to upper-twenties), snow has been sporadic (much to the chagrin of the skiers and ski resorts), and the gophers have already started to make their appearance. The western part of the state is at roughly 70% of normal for the mountain snowpack for the year.

'er ya go, Joe. Indisputable actecdotal evidence that a portion of Montana experienced global warming this very Winter. What more can I say.

tbn.al wrote:

SRanney wrote:and the gophers have already started to make their appearance.

'er ya go, Joe. Indisputable actecdotal evidence that a portion of Montana experienced global warming this very Winter. What more can I say.

I should also mention that target practice this year started early. At least .22 LR rounds are still cheap!

As I percieve it, my job as uneducated in this area as I obviously am, is to do nothing other than prod the discussion along. I have no dog in the hunt, but delight in the sport! At least I am not asking either of you to wear antlers with flashing lights in them in public at this time.